¨.~**%#@## ##@#%**~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.*%@ @%*.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨.....*%#@ @#%*.....¨
¨.~*****#@ @#*****~.¨
¨.~**%#@## ##@#%**~.¨
¨.~**%#@## ¨ ¨ ¨ ##@#%**~.¨
¨.~**%#@## ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ¨ ##@#%**~.¨
¨.~**%#@## . . . . . . . . ##@#%**~.¨
¨¨¨.~*%#@@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @@#%*~.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~**# **************************************** #**~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨..~~*%@ @%*~~..¨¨¨
¨.~**%#@## JUST OFF THE COAST TO THE BALTIC SEA ##@#%**~.¨
¨¨...*%%%# THERE'S A FRESHWATER POND, SECLUDED #%%%*...¨¨
¨¨¨.~***#@ AMONG ASHEN AND JUNIPER. A CLEFT IN THE @#***~.¨¨¨
¨¨..~~~*%# LIMESTONE BEDROCK, SHARP-CUT FROM THE #%*~~~..¨¨
¨.~**#@### SURROUNDING PLAINS, A NINETY DEGREE ###@#**~.¨
¨.~**%#@## DROP DOWN, DOWN, TO THE MIDNIGHT-BLACK ##@#%**~.¨
¨.~**%#@## WATER. ##@#%**~.¨
¨.~**%#@@# #@@#%**~.¨
¨.~**%#@## ~~~~********~~~~ ##@#%**~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨~*%@# ~~** **~~ #@%*~¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.~*#@@ ~~~~~** FAIRIES LIVE HERE. **~~~~~ @@#*~.¨¨¨¨
¨.~**%#@## ~~** **~~ ##@#%**~.¨
¨.~**%#@@# ~~~~********~~~~ #@@#%**~.¨
¨.~**%#@## ##@#%**~.¨
¨.~**%#@## THEY SPEAK TO THE SLOANE, CARESS IT, ##@#%**~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨.*%## URGE IT TO GROW THICKER, TANGLED, WITH ##%*.¨¨¨¨¨
¨.~**%#@## LONGER AND SHARPER THORNS. THEY TELL IT ##@#%**~.¨
¨.~*%#@### TO STAY JUST BELOW THE GRASS, SO THAT ###@#%*~.¨
¨.~**%###@ THE ANIMALS WHAT COME TO DRINK THE @###%**~.¨
¨.~***%### WATER CANNOT SEE IT BEFORE IT DRAWS ###%***~.¨
¨.~**%%##@ THEIR BLOOD. CLOSER TO THE POND, THE @##%%**~.¨
¨.~**%##@@ SLOANE CAN GROW TALLER, BEING ABLE TO @@##%**~.¨
¨.~**%#@## HIDE ALSO IN THE JUNIPER. ##@#%**~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨.*%# #%*.¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.**%### THE FAIRIES WILL BECKON THE ANIMALS TO ###%**.¨¨¨
¨¨¨¨.**%## PUSH FORWARD, TELL THEM THAT THEY'RE ##%**.¨¨¨¨
¨.~**%#@## ALMOST AT THE WATER, THAT THEY MAY ##@#%**~.¨
¨¨¨..**%@@ DRINK SOON. AND THEY WILL TUG ON THE @@%**..¨¨¨
¨.~**%@### SLOANE TO MAKE SURE THAT THE THORNS CUT ###@%**~.¨
¨.~**%#@## DEEP. WHEN THEY FINALLY FIND THE PATH ##@#%**~.¨
¨.~**%%%@# DOWN BETWEEN THE ROCKS, AWAY FROM THE #@%%%**~.¨
¨.~**%#@## BUSHWORK AND INTO THE CLEFT, THEY ARE ##@#%**~.¨
¨.~****%## BLEEDING FROM A THOUSAND WOUNDS. AS ##%****~.¨
¨.~**%#@## THEY DRINK FROM THE DARK WATER, IT IS ##@#%**~.¨
¨.~**%#@## IN TURN DRINKING THE ANIMALS BLOOD. ##@#%**~.¨
¨.~**%#@@@ @@@#%**~.¨
¨.~****%#@ THE CIRCLE IS COMPLETE, THE CONTRACT @#%****~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨.~*## CARRIED OUT; THE ANIMAL IS ABANDONED TO ##*~.¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.~**##@ FIND ITS OWN WAY BACK. THE BUSHES ROOTS @##**~.¨¨¨
¨..~****%@ DRINK THE NUTRUTIOUS WATER. THE FAIRIES @%****~..¨
¨.~**%#@## DANCE IN THE SUNBEAMS. ##@#%**~.¨
¨.~**%#@## ##@#%**~.¨
¨.~**%#@## **************************************** ##@#%**~.¨
¨.~**%##@@ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ @@##%**~.¨
¨.~**%#@## . . . . . . . . ##@#%**~.¨
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¨.~**%#@## ¨ ¨ ¨ ##@#%**~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨~***# #***~¨¨¨¨¨
¨.~**%#@## ##@#%**~.¨
¨¨¨¨¨¨¨~*# #*~¨¨¨¨¨¨¨
¨¨¨.~**%## ##%**~.¨¨¨
¨.~**%#@## ##@#%**~.¨